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‘An extraordinarily bad choice’: SPH Dean Ashish Jha criticizes RFK Jr. nomination for Health and Human Services

By Elise Haulund | November 20

At an October rally, now-president-elect Donald Trump said that he would let Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has gained notoriety for his anti-vaccine views, embrace of raw milk, skepticism of HIV/AIDS and wish to remove fluoride from water, “go wild on health.” Last Thursday, Trump nominated Kennedy ...

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Complete map of fly brain provides a fruitful resource for neuroscientists

By Elise Haulund | November 7

With 140,000 neurons, 50 million synapses and over 100,000 cell label annotations, the fruit fly brain has been mapped and published in a series of papers written by scientists worldwide, including contributors at Brown. It’s a marked advancement in neuroscience that researchers say will improve our ...

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Brown epidemiologist Jennifer Nuzzo elected to National Academy of Medicine

By Elise Haulund | October 21

On Monday, the National Academy of Medicine announced 100 newly elected members. Jennifer Nuzzo MA’23, director of Brown’s Pandemic Center, made the list.

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For Brown University’s PLME students, lesser-known benefits enhance experience

By Elise Haulund | October 8

“Did you know that so-and-so is PLME?” This is a question many Brown students may have heard. And unless the target of the question is enrolled in the Program in Liberal Medical Education themselves, there is a good chance the answer might be no.

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‘Students built this’: IBES celebrates 10th anniversary

By Elise Haulund | October 7

Throughout its history, students have led a push to increase diversity in IBES faculty and staff.

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Meet the Brown students spending their summers in Providence to conduct research

By Elise Haulund | September 4

Each spring, many Brown students choose to make their time in Providence a year-long affair, staying over the summer to work with a professor on an Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award.

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Brown-affiliated study offers model to understand ancient space objects

By Elise Haulund | April 22

Since the solar system formed over 4.5 billion years ago, planets and other objects have been subject to constant change due to heating from the Sun.

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Brown researchers investigate carbon emissions in healthcare

By Elise Haulund | March 31

To fulfill the first duty of the Hippocratic Oath — “do no harm” — the health care sector must look to its role in reducing carbon emissions, according to a recent study by Brown researchers.

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Young minds light up at Brown Brain Fair

By Elise Haulund | March 17

Young minds from the Providence community came to Brown this Saturday for interactive lessons about neuroscience at the annual Brown Brain Fair. Organized and hosted by student group Brown Brain Bee and the Department of Neuroscience, the fair is a public event for community members of all ages to learn ...

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Brown’s Fulbright scholars study maternal health, biomedical signaling systems

By Elise Haulund | March 7

With the Fulbright Award’s emphasis on cultural exchange and impact, many Fulbright scholars decide to teach English or pursue work in the humanities. But the scholarship has also created opportunities for Brown alums to conduct STEM research abroad.

‘An extraordinarily bad choice’: SPH Dean Ashish Jha criticizes RFK Jr. nomination for Health and Human Services

Complete map of fly brain provides a fruitful resource for neuroscientists

Brown epidemiologist Jennifer Nuzzo elected to National Academy of Medicine

For Brown University’s PLME students, lesser-known benefits enhance experience

‘Students built this’: IBES celebrates 10th anniversary

Meet the Brown students spending their summers in Providence to conduct research

Brown-affiliated study offers model to understand ancient space objects

Brown researchers investigate carbon emissions in healthcare

Young minds light up at Brown Brain Fair

Brown’s Fulbright scholars study maternal health, biomedical signaling systems

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